Flying Area Emberger Alm 1800m

One of the most beautiful and most famous flying site and the entire Eastern Alps of Austria to haul travelers and lovers of the sun presents Upper Carinthia on the lookout balcony on the upper Drau valley. Just above the tree line, load up on a wide Almwiesenflächen Naßfeldriegel the paraglider to look at different edges of the updraft thermals demolition to a nice haul flights begin or pleasure.

Haul flight options

The main routeflightsover the entirefollow theDrautalSüdabsturzthe Kreuzeck, (noteherethe sometimes violentandhigh-reachingvalleywind)generallywestwardto the "Anna-shelter"andback.Ormoreover the"Zettersfeld"untilafterMatreiEast Tyrol.East to the"Radelbergeralm"and back (relativelyeasy).More difficultare the flightsto Sillian,the "Goldeck"or direction "Dobratsch",mainly because of thelargevalley crossings.

Difficulties / dangers

The SO-off area for HG turbulence with low relief. Exposed thunderstorms, strong thermal flying site. Beware of strong positions north and west winds. Leerotoren can occur. In the east facing valley wind is often up to the launch site. The thermal is particularly "heeled" and turbulent.

Height differencebetween the starting andlanding:

between1.130mand1.250m,depending onthe grid

Flight

Starting in the late morning good conditions (in season). Most optimal climbing outside the forest edge. (If not in the West Wind "Gnoppnitztal" drift.) On the east side of Embergeralm exists a wildlife reserve, which must not be flown. In the spring of very strong thermals - For beginners or "fliers" without expert assistance of a flight instructor is flying from the Emberger Alm at that time very dangerous.